Comments on: Help and introduction http://www.diabetes-blog.wichy-girl.com/2003/09/20/help-and-introduction/ Byetta is an Incretin Mimetic, blog for diabetics! Thu, 20 Nov 2008 11:26:44 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.2.1 By: Neva Marjory http://www.diabetes-blog.wichy-girl.com/2003/09/20/help-and-introduction/#comment-20887 Neva Marjory Mon, 22 Sep 2003 05:17:12 +0000 http://www.diabetes-blog.wichy-girl.com/2003/09/20/help-and-introduction/#comment-20887 Joan, My name is Arla and I have been on for 1 mo, just switched to 10 this morning in fact. I have also had a lot of difficulty with nausea, some vomiting and acid stomach. The same thing has happened to me, I can eat fruit, carbs, and slim fast shakes without getting sick, protein and fat kill me. I have actually ended up eating like the old rice diet, fruit, whole grains, vegies and potatos in small amounts and this has helped a lot. I have discovered that i really need to limit my portions, if I get too full, I've had it and am sick the rest of the day. Hope that helps Arla Joan, My name is Arla and I have been on for 1 mo, just switched to
10 this morning in fact. I have also had a lot of difficulty with
nausea, some vomiting and acid stomach. The same thing has happened
to me, I can eat fruit, carbs, and slim fast shakes without getting
sick, protein and fat kill me. I have actually ended up eating like
the old rice diet, fruit, whole grains, vegies and potatos in small
amounts and this has helped a lot. I have discovered that i really
need to limit my portions, if I get too full, I’ve had it and am sick
the rest of the day. Hope that helps
Arla

]]> By: Madelyn Teresita http://www.diabetes-blog.wichy-girl.com/2003/09/20/help-and-introduction/#comment-20884 Madelyn Teresita Sat, 20 Sep 2003 06:36:23 +0000 http://www.diabetes-blog.wichy-girl.com/2003/09/20/help-and-introduction/#comment-20884 Hi Joan, As I understand it, a problem or blessing, depending upon how it is viewed, is that byetta causes the stomach to delay emptying. If you already have delayed stomach emptying then the further delay probably contributes to the reflux you are experiencing. When my granddaughter had reflux the solution was to give her medications to cause the stomach to empty so that she could digest foods normally. From what I have read on the manufacturer's site byetta is not recommended for persons who have significant (or is it severe?) gasteroparesis. Since I have problems with delayed stomach emptying (gasteroparesis) already that is one (of several) reservations I have about trying it - although I am discussing it with my doctor tomorrow. <!--more--> One trick for helping the stomach to empty is to chew sugarless gum to help peristalsis. It is something Bernstein recommends. I hope someone else here can help you who is on byetta. My only suggestion is to eat very small amounts of fish, tofu or other light protein products that are not has difficult to digest as red meats and the like. I also take prevacid at times. I find that the less I eat at one sitting the easier it is to deal with gasteroparesis - which seems to be a result of damage to the nerves controlling the stomach (or so I hear). By cutting my intake radically to less than 1000 calories a day and my carbs radically (less than 30) and eating in very small portions I'm experiencing fewer stomach problems. If I do go on byetta I'm not sure what happens then. Guess that is a bridge to cross when I come to it. Good fortune to you. Marsha Hi Joan,

As I understand it, a problem or blessing, depending upon how it is viewed, is
that byetta causes the stomach to delay emptying. If you already have delayed
stomach emptying then the further delay probably contributes to the reflux you
are experiencing. When my granddaughter had reflux the solution was to give her
medications to cause the stomach to empty so that she could digest foods
normally.

From what I have read on the manufacturer’s site byetta is not recommended for
persons who have significant (or is it severe?) gasteroparesis. Since I have
problems with delayed stomach emptying (gasteroparesis) already that is one (of
several) reservations I have about trying it - although I am discussing it with
my doctor tomorrow.


One trick for helping the stomach to empty is to chew sugarless gum to help
peristalsis. It is something Bernstein recommends.

I hope someone else here can help you who is on byetta. My only suggestion is
to eat very small amounts of fish, tofu or other light protein products that are
not has difficult to digest as red meats and the like. I also take prevacid at
times. I find that the less I eat at one sitting the easier it is to deal with
gasteroparesis - which seems to be a result of damage to the nerves controlling
the stomach (or so I hear).

By cutting my intake radically to less than 1000 calories a day and my carbs
radically (less than 30) and eating in very small portions I’m experiencing
fewer stomach problems. If I do go on byetta I’m not sure what happens then.
Guess that is a bridge to cross when I come to it.

Good fortune to you.

Marsha

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